And there's really fast
Alstom and the French National Railway Company (SNCF) set a new world speed record for trains last week - 357 mph (574.8 km/h). They broke their previous record of 320 mph set in 1990. We won't even mention the top speed of trains here in the US.
The extensive site about the record achievement and the train that was used has some interesting tidbits:
"The seats in future TGV trains will be adjustable in many ways. Imagine, for example, automatically adjustable seats based on the recording of passenger preferences on their tickets or even their mobile phones!"
Imagine American passenger rail service that not only ran on-time, but ran quickly (really quickly!), and had really nice amenities. Someday, perhaps...
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csa | 8:51 PM |
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